Farmers Market turns 75

Farmers Market turns 75

Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles is a very impersonal town," says Bob Tusquellas. The Original Farmers Market "is the opposite of that, says the merchant, who owns Bobs Coffee and Doughnuts, Tusquellas Seafoods and Tusquellas Fish and Oyster Bar. The market is turning 75 this week, with a celebration that includes the USC marching band, dignitaries and a cake shaped like the markets clock tower.

Los Angeles is a very impersonal town," says Bob Tusquellas. The Original Farmers Market "is the opposite of that, says the merchant, who owns Bobs Coffee and Doughnuts, Tusquellas Seafoods and Tusquellas Fish and Oyster Bar. The market is turning 75 this week, with a celebration that includes the USC marching band, dignitaries and a cake shaped like the markets clock tower. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles is a very impersonal town," says Bob Tusquellas. The Original Farmers Market "is the opposite of that, says the merchant, who owns Bobs Coffee and Doughnuts, Tusquellas Seafoods and Tusquellas Fish and Oyster Bar. The market is turning 75 this week, with a celebration that includes the USC marching band, dignitaries and a cake shaped like the markets clock tower.